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[10/16/24 - 09:10 AM]
"Watson," The New Medical Mystery Drama Starring Morris Chestnut, to Premiere Following the AFC Championship Game, Sunday, Jan. 26, on CBS
The series will begin airing in its regular time period beginning Sunday, February 16 (10:00-11:00pm ET/PT).

[07/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2024-25 Primetime Season
The official "CBS Premiere Week" kicks off with a full week of original episodes beginning Monday, October 14 with the 22nd season premiere of "NCIS," and two hours of the new drama "NCIS: Origins" starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon.

[06/07/24 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 3-7
Updates include: The CW's "All American: Homecoming" to end with upcoming season; Steve Zahn among those cast in Hulu's "Chad Powers"; and Alec Baldwin and his family to be the focus of a new TLC series.

[05/17/24 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 13-17
Updates include: Hallmark Channel commissions two new series; "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage," "Watson" add regulars at CBS; and Disney Channel eyes "Raven's Home" spin-off series.

[05/02/24 - 12:45 PM]
CBS Announces Its 2024-2025 Primetime Schedule
New scripted series "Matlock," "Poppa's House," "NCIS: Origins" and "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" join 18 returning shows.

[01/03/24 - 10:35 AM]
CBS Announces a Straight to Series Order for the New Drama "Watson," Starring Morris Chestnut, for the 2024-2025 Season
In the series, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.

[01/31/23 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 31
Updates include: "Elsbeth," "Matlock" ordered to pilot at CBS; Showtime tables "Dexter" franchise, for now; and HBO Max formally passes on Greg Berlanti's "Green Lantern" TV series.

[10/03/22 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 3
Updates include: Harlan Coben to bring Myron Bolitar to Netflix; Michael Rady to recur on NBC's "Magnum PI"; and Anders Holm joins Apple's MonsterVerse series.







WATSON (CBS)
Premieres Sunday, January 26
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/26/25 - ???
STATUS:
new this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, October 2024) CBS announced today that WATSON, the new medical mystery series starring Morris Chestnut, will premiere after the AFC Championship Game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET; 9:00-10:00 PM, CT; 8:00-9:00 PM, MT; 7:00-8:00 PM, PT)** on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+*. **(Start time is approximate after post-game coverage.) WATSON will begin airing in its regular time period beginning Sunday, Feb. 16 (10:00-11:00pm ET/PT). WATSON takes place six months after the death of the titular character's friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson's old life isn't done with him, though - Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century. Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history's greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries. WATSON also stars Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eve Harlow
· Inga Schlingmann
· Morris Chestnut as John Watson
· Peter Mark Kendall as Stephens Croft/Adam Croft
· Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson
· Rochelle Aytes as Mary Morstan
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Kaplan as EP
· Arthur Conan Doyle as BOOK
· Brian Morewitz as EP
· Craig Sweeny as CRTR/EP
· Larry Teng as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Morris Chestnut as EP
· Sallie Patrick as EP
· Shäron Moalem as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Kapital Entertainment